What's New?

• Our Spring 2011 newsletter is now available to download.
• The 2011 Legislative Agenda is now posted.

Trinity Prison Van Ministry

Trinity UMC runs a van from Des Moines to Mt. Pleasant and Fort Madison on the 4th Saturday of each month and to Oakdale and Anamosa on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Contact 515-288-4056 for more information.

Hospitality for Prison Visits

Clarinda Hospitality House

Clarinda, Iowa

Call 712-542-3643

Emmaus House

Yanton,South Dakota

Call 605664-3662

For women and children visiting men in federal prisons in Yankton, S.D.

Emma Cornelis Hospitality House

2733 Ave. N.

Fort Madison, Iowa

Phone 319-372-3983

Other Meetings:

FRIENDS OF IOWA WOMEN PRISONERS 

"Bringing together individuals and groups conderned about women in Iowa's correctional system and to act on their behalf."

Group meets monthly at noon at Wesley UMC, 800 E 12th St., Des Moines for program and updates.

Call Vi Darsee at 515-225-8349

Voices to Be Heard:

Offering Support, Education, and Advocacy for Families and friends of the Incarcerated.

• Meets the lst, 2nd, and 3rd Tues.
• Union Park United Meth. Church
• E. 12th and Guthrie, Des Moines IA
• Contact: Misty Hansen, misty.hansen@mchsi.com
• Counselor meets with children on 1st and 3rd Tues.
• Babysitter provided on 2nd Tues.
• 5:30 Family Meal, 6-7 Meeting
• 1st  Tues.  Speaker
• 2nd Tues. Business
• 3rd  Tues. Support

What is Iowa CURE?

Iowa CURE is a multi-issue, membership-based organization which brings individuals concerned about the correctional system together to work for change both inside and outside prison walls in order to promote healing or restorative justice within the community.

CURE believes in fair and humane treatment of Iowa inmates and more reliance on alternatives to prisons as solutions to our crime problems.

Iowa Cure is a member of the Justice Reform Consortium.

When does Iowa CURE meet?

IOWA CURE:

Members will be contacted.

LOCAL CHAPTERS:

North East Iowa Chapter

• No regular meetings scheduled
• Contact: Barbara Dahlen, Dahlen4@mchsi.com

Henry County CURE

• No regular meetings scheduled
• Contact: Suzie Snyder, skizer@iowatelecom.net

Cedar Rapids CURE (organizing)

• Call or e-mail for information about meetings.
• Contact: Larry Smith, LDS10113@gmail.com
• Phone:319-373-5926

Fort Madison CURE

• Inactive

Des Moines CURE

• (see "Voices To Be Heard")
• Contact: jabwab@msn.com

The newsletter is published once or twice a year.